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#title: "Ministers of Agriculture, Please Click" -- Netaction for
Parliamentary Democracy in the EU

#descr: As the Council is preparing to let its agriculture or environment
ministries adopt a software patent directive text for which no
qualified majority exists, the Internet community is mobilising to
defend parliamentary democracy in the EU.  The Dutch Presidency's
maneuvering in the European Council is seen not only as an attempt to
push through an extremely harmful directive text but also as a
violation of procedural rules of the EU Council and a critical test
case for democracy in the EU.

#Wrr: See Wiki Version for more

#eWo: Latest News & Chronology

#nSe: Euro-Greens Demand Restart of Software Patent Debate in Council

#Wrk: Munich Mayor calls on Agriculture Minister to Have Software Patents
Taken Off The Agenda

#gtc: Spontaneous gathering on Monday morning at the Künast Ministry of
Agriculture in Berlin

#ara: larger image

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